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No. 700,76l. Patented May 27, I902.

J. GUUDELL.

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JOHN GOODELL, OF SANDUSKY, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO RALPH P.PERRY, OF SANDUSKY, \VISOONSIN.

RAI LWAY-TIQKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 700,761, dated May 27,1902.

Application filed July 29,1901.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN GOODELL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Sandusky, in the county of Sank and State of Wisconsin, haveinvented a new and useful Railway- Ticket, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to railroad-tickets and the like; and the objectof the same is to provide simple and effective means to defeat the usualschemes'of scalpers and of the public in selling unused portions oftickets by inclosing or hiding the place of destination, which willremain unknown to all except the original purchaser until a conductor orgatekeeper breaks open the inclosure to reveal said destination, andalso to provide a staining attachment which will inevitably spoil theticketand blur the destination therein desig nated if moistened toascertain the point to which the ticket is good.

The invention consists in the construction and arrangement of theseveral parts, which will be more fully hereinafter described andclaimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a face view of a ticket embodying thefeatures of the invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the improvedticket, showing the inclosure broken and the destination of the ticketexposed. Fig.3 is a horizontal section through the ticket, takenlongitudinally thereof. Fig. iis a transverse vertical section of thesame.

The numeral 1 designates the body of the ticket, which may be of anysuitable dimensions and have a coupon attached thereto, or it may be thecoupon itself, and thereon is adapted to be placed the name of theissuing company, baggage number, and name T of checking-station, andother matter, as may be desired. The name of the destination for whichthe ticket is issued is not discernible from the GXtBIlOIybUlJ isprinted in the center and is then covered by a strip 2 of dyeing orstaining paper, and over' the saidstrip 2 and the entire faceoftheticket a coveringstrip 3, of thin paper, is secured, the saidlatter strip receiving the entire amount of printed or other matter ofthe ticket except the destination'for which the ticket calls, said .tactwith the ticket.

Serial lie. 70,124. (N0 model.)

destination being carried by the body 1. After-the parts of the ticketare arranged as set forth a detachable tongue 4 is formed in the centerthereofby means of parallel lines of perforations 5, extendinglongitudinally of the ticket and connected at one endbya transverse line6 of similar perforations, thus allowing the tongue at one extremity toremain inforth are formed in the body 1 and strips 2 and 3, so that whenthe ton gue is broken loose by a conductor or gate-keeper all the saidparts will be simultaneously broken through, so that the strips 2 and 3may be drawnoutwardly to expose the destination on the said tongue. Thecontract indicated on the face of the ticketand accepted by thepurchaser Will be to the effect that the ticket will be worthless ifdestination point is disclosed, and, as before indicated, when the partsremain intact or unbroken the destination cannot be ascertained withoutrendering the ticketworthless. Thedyeingorstainingstrip 2, which may beof any suitable character, will interpose a dark layer between thefacestrip 3 and the name of the destination carried by the tongue underthe said parts, and hence it will be impossible to read said destinationthrough the ticket by illuminating or other means, and if moisture beapplied the dye or stain will spread over the tongue, and it will atonce be known by the railroad officials understanding the peculiaritiesof the ticket that it has been tampered with and will be'refused andconfiscated.

The improved form of ticket will entirely overcome the schemes andpractices of scalpers and the public generally by endeavors to defraudand otherwise take advantage of the railroad companies, and in View ofthe simplicity of structure of the improved ticket it can bemanufactured very cheaply. It is also intended to use the improvedformof ticket for purposes other than transportation over railroads, andchanges in the form, size, proportions, and minor details may be resorted to without departing from the principle of the invention.'

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- Theperforations set 1. A railway-ticket comprising a body having adestination-point indicated thereon, an opaque shield covering suchindication, and a facing applied to the body over the shield, the body,shield and facing being weakened to present a detachable tongue bearingthe destination indication.

2. A railway-ticket comprising a body having a destination-pointindicated thereon, a staining-strip applied over such indication, and afacing applied to the body and cover- I ing the strip, the body, stripand facing betongue which carries the destination indication. V

4. A ticket having a tongue at an intermediate point therein normallycovered by a staining-strip and acovering-strip, the tongue carrying thedestination indication of the ticket, the tongue and the staining andcovering strips being weakened so as to be separable along two edges andone end.

5. A railway-ticket comprising a body having a destination-pointindicated thereon, a staining-strip applied over such indication, and afacing applied to the body and coverin g the strip and bearing printedmatter such as the name of the road issuing the ticket, &c., the body,strip and facing being weakened to present a detachable tongue whichcarries the destination indication.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN GOODELL.

Witnesses:

OTTO KRAUSE, W. F. WINoHEsTER.

